The Holocene Calendar

The Holocene Calendar is the brainchild of the late Cesare
Emiliani. It is anchored on the arbitrary year 10,000 B.C.E., which is considered the start of the
Holocene Epoch. This date marks the end of the most recent Ice
Age and the beginning of agriculture among Humans. It is a date
with significance for the whole Human race, unlike traditional
dates such as the mis-calaculated birth
of Christ, the founding of Rome, the peace treaty that ended
the Thirty Years War Against the Cows, the invention of Velveeta,
etc.

The Holocene Calendar allows the entire stretch of Human history
to be dated without ever having to count backwards. This is not
true with any other calendar currently in use. (Interestingly,
Renfield's calendar always counts backwards.)

In the Holocene Calendar, all A.D. dates are found by adding
10,000 to the A.D. year. B.C.E. dates are
found by subtracting the B.C.E. year from
10,001.